TOP TEN *AWESOME NOVELS* THAT WOULD CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE

I)THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG:

                                            Schwartz argues that the major thing holding people back is the relative smallness of their thoughts, and explains the importance of 'Thinking positively toward oneself'. He begins the book by relating a story of a salesman who sells significantly more product and makes more money than his co-workers. Schwartz points out that the man was not smarter, more educated or better connected than his colleagues. According to Schwartz, the man expected to sell more so he did.Another important idea that Schwartz reminds us through this book is - 'To see what can be, not just what is'. He explains that visualization adds value to everything and thinking big means training oneself to see not just what is, but what can be.The next message the book gives its readers is the necessity of - 'Broadcasting good news' He explains transmitting good news is win win, and we feel better and so do the people we are talking to.In this book, David J. Schwartz, the author, talks about "Make Your Attitudes Your Allies."

II)13 THINGS MENTALLY STRONG PEOPLE DON'T DO:

                                                      Having overcome tremendous emotional heartbreak, Morin uses experiences from her own life, as well as those from clients she has counseled. The reader will be more informed about destructive behavior and empowered to make real changes after this book.Don't Miss author and psychotherapist Amy Morin's fresh perspective on emotional health, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do. Marin points out thirteen things to avoid and explains each “Don’t” with excellent examples and gives the reader tools to avoid those mistakes by offering what to do in simple to understand terms.

III)HOW WILL YOU MEASURE YOUR LIFE:

                                    Clayton Christensen and his coauthors James Allworth and Karen Dillon put forth a series of fundamental questions everyone asks themselves at some point in their lives:How can I be sure that I’ll find satisfaction in my career?How can I be sure that my personal relationships become enduring sources of happiness?How can I avoid compromising my integrity—and stay out of jail?Using lessons from some of the world’s greatest businesses, applying his theories about disruptive innovation, and drawing personal examples from his own life, Christensen and his coauthors seek to answer these questions by presenting a way for each of us to think about our lives and find the satisfaction, happiness, and direction necessary for a successful and happy future.

IV)EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE:

                                                                     Emotional intelligence (EI) is the capability of individuals to recognize their own and other people's emotions, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s).Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to monitor one's own and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior. Emotional intelligence also reflects abilities to join intelligence, empathy and emotions to enhance thought and understanding of interpersonal dynamics.However, substantial disagreement exists regarding the definition of EI, with respect to both terminology and operationalizations. Currently, there are three main models of EI (A) Ability model (B)Mixed model (usually subsumed under trait EI) (C)Trait model.Different models of EI have led to the development of various instruments for the assessment of the construct. While some of these measures may overlap, most researchers agree that they tap different constructs.

V)HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING:

                                                                          How to Stop Worrying and Start Living is a self-help book by Dale Carnegie. It was first printed in Great Britain in 1948 by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press), Ltd., Bungay Suffolk (S.B.N. 437 95083 2). It is currently published as a Mass Market Paperback of 352 pages by Pocket (Revised edition: September 15, 1990),Carnegie says in the preface to How to Stop Worrying and Start Living that he wrote it because he "was one of the unhappiest lads in New York". He said that he made himself sick with worry because he hated his position in life, which he attributes to wanting to figure out how to stop worrying.The book's goal is to lead the reader to a more enjoyable and fulfilling life, helping them to become more aware of, not only themselves, but others around them. Carnegie tries to address the everyday nuances of living, in order to get the reader to focus on the more important aspects of life. It is now a world-famous, self-help book amongst many people.

VI)FINDING YOUR ELEMENT:

                                                                    Finding Your Element is a deeply introspective guide to your talents, passions, preferences and goals. Based upon his bestselling book, The Element, Ken Robinson outlines an intensive journey that will help each of us discover our own Element.Robinson provides a series of guided exercises to evaluate your current life, review what activities and ideas give you energy, and ultimately to identify your unique contribution to the world. While the bulk of this work is personal and intimate, the author outlines key behaviors that will help anyone dig deeper into their inner workings to identify and harness their Element.

VII)HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE:

                                               12 things this book will do for you:

                       

1. Get you out of a mental rut, give you new thoughts, new visions, new ambitions.

1. Enable you to make friends quickly and easily.

1. Increase your popularity.

1. Help you to win people to your way of thinking.

1. Increase your influence, your prestige, your ability to get things done.

1. Enable you to win new clients, new customers.

1. Increase your earning power.

1. Make you a better salesman, a better executive.

1. Help you to handle complaints, avoid arguments, keep your human contacts smooth and pleasant.

1. Make you a better speaker, a more entertaining conversationalist.Make the principles of psychology easy for you to apply in your daily contacts.

1. Help you to arouse enthusiasm among your associates.

 I suggest you go pick up the book because there are so many useful historical examples Dale Carnegie used in his book to explain these principles in greater detail.

VIII)THE ALCHEMIST:

                                                                   The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it became an international bestseller translated into some 70 languages as of 2016. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there.Over the years there have been film and theatrical adaptations of the work and musical interpretations of it.The book's main theme is about finding one's destiny. According to The New York Times, The Alchemist is "more self-help than literature." An old king tells Santiago that, "when you really want something to happen, the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true." This is the core of the novel's philosophy and a motif that plays all throughout Coelho's writing in The Alchemist.The Alchemist was first released by an obscure Brazilian publishing house. Albeit having sold "well", the publisher of the book told Coelho that it was never going to sell, and that "he could make more money in the stock exchange."Needing to "heal" himself from this setback, Coelho set out to leave Rio de Janeiro with his wife and spent 40 days in the Mojave Desert. Returning from the excursion, Coelho decided he had to keep on struggling.Coelho was "so convinced it was a great book that [he] started knocking on doors."

IX)LIFE OF A PIE:

                                                   Life of Pi was inspired in part by a story written by renowned Brazilian author Moacyr Scliar. In Scliar's Max and the Cats, a young Jewish man flees Nazi Germany on a ship bound for Brazil, but when the boat sinks, he finds himself sharing a lifeboat with an unusual passenger: a jaguar formerly of the Berlin Zoo. Although the similarity between the two ideas generated some controversy after Martel's novel became a bestseller, both authors have acknowledged that the two books are quite different.Humans aspire to really high things … like religion, justice, democracy. At the same time, we're rooted in our human, animal condition. And so, all of those brought together in a lifeboat struck me as being … a perfect metaphor.

Critical and recreational readers agree. Life of Pi earned one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the English-speaking world, the Man Booker Prize, and has been a book-club favorite among both men and women ever since. The book's narrative, stylistic, and philosophical merits have made Pi and his creator literary stars.

X)FLOW:THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMISM:

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous nvestigationsof "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.

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